Mutlu Banu, Yilmaz Medine
Edremit Hospital, Balikesir, Turkey.
Izmir Katip Celebi University, Turkey.
Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2018 Sep;23(3):283-290. doi: 10.1111/camh.12250. Epub 2017 Nov 7.
The tools to measure teasing are not available in Turkish literature. This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties and performance of a Turkish version of the Child-Adolescent Teasing Scale (CATS) among a sample of Turkish children.
Four hundred middle school (grades 5-6-7-8) students comprised the sample. CATS is composed of four subfactors and 32 items. Language equivalence and content validity were assessed by five experts. Psychometric testing included internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha coefficient and item-total correlations), test-retest reliability, construct validity (principal component analysis via oblique rotation and confirmatory factor analysis), and variability (floor and ceiling effects).
Of the participants, 52.5% were female. Their mean age was 12.54 ± 1.11. Language equivalence and content validity were assessed by five experts. The Content Validity Index of the scale was .87. The correlation coefficient ranged between .34 and .70. Cronbach's alpha was .92 for the total scale. The test-retest correlation value was r = .87. The scale confirmatory factor analysis showed that the scale had a four-factor structure. These four factors explained 55.51% of the total variance. The reliability coefficient of the relationship between each subscale in relation to the total scores of the scale ranged from .56 to .93.
In conclusion, the Turkish version of the CATS which has good psychometric properties similar to those of the original English version is a valid and reliable tool. While the original scale has 32 items, the Turkish version of the CATS has four factors and 23 items. It can be used to assess teasing in children and adolescents.
土耳其文献中没有测量取笑行为的工具。本研究旨在检验土耳其语版儿童青少年取笑量表（CATS）在土耳其儿童样本中的心理测量特性和性能。
样本包括400名中学生（5 - 6 - 7 - 8年级）。CATS由四个子因素和32个项目组成。由五位专家评估语言等效性和内容效度。心理测量测试包括内部一致性信度（克朗巴哈α系数和项目与总分的相关性）、重测信度、结构效度（通过斜交旋转的主成分分析和验证性因素分析）以及变异性（地板效应和天花板效应）。
参与者中52.5%为女性。他们的平均年龄为12.54 ± 1.11岁。由五位专家评估语言等效性和内容效度。该量表的内容效度指数为0.87。相关系数在0.34至0.70之间。总量表的克朗巴哈α系数为0.92。重测相关值为r = 0.87。量表验证性因素分析表明该量表具有四因素结构。这四个因素解释了总方差的55.51%。每个子量表与量表总分之间关系的信度系数在0.56至0.93之间。
总之，土耳其语版的CATS具有与原始英文版相似的良好心理测量特性，是一个有效且可靠的工具。虽然原始量表有32个项目，但土耳其语版的CATS有四个因素和23个项目。它可用于评估儿童和青少年中的取笑行为。
